There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
BILL PARCELLSThe quarterback is in charge of the chuck wagon. He’s handing it out here and there, but he can’t just throw it out there indiscriminately or the wolves will get him.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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I don’t look at a problem and put variables in there that don’t affect it.
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There’s a line, players usually don’t cross it and coaches usually don’t cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had ’em. I’m not proud of those.
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The quarterback is in charge of the chuck wagon. He’s handing it out here and there, but he can’t just throw it out there indiscriminately or the wolves will get him.
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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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Never let the world define you as less than Great.
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Hey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why you do all that!
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I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.
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All the backs in the history of this game are the same when there isn’t any hole to run through.
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Any penalty – I’ve told you a hundred times – can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.
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Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked
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Confidence is only born out of one thing demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.
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If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
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In the end, I’ve found, people like the direct approach. It’s much more valuable to them to have a leader who’s absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.
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